Far in the Arctic North lies the barren and desolate Hans Island. The uninhabited, half square mile of land, possessing no apparent natural resources, is a bizarre sliver of territory for two ...
Hans' Island is a part of Greenland ... However, Denmark feared that losing the battle over the island would undermine relations with Greenland, while Canada wanted to avoid a loss of the ...
Since 1971, the countries have been "fighting" the "Whisky Wars" to settle competing claims over Hans Island. Successive expeditions from Ottawa and Copenhagen have braved icy conditions to plant ...